davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-25
Splendid Shooting i'm Austria.

From recent statistical report issued
by the minister of agriculture, Austria
still offers splendid shooting to Nimrods.
There were killed last year throughout the
empire 11,70S stays, 5S,067 deer, 6,911
chamois, 1866 bears, 1,319O9S hares,
50,9O7 rabbits, 455 marmots, IL, 1854 wood
cocks, 1881 hazel hens, 100, 954 pheasants.
1,166' 104 cartridges, 63,Gf7 quai1s, 4S, $50
snipe, 1,165 wild geese and IS, 1877 wild
ducks. In addition, the hunt after ami
mails of prey was no less successful, there
having been killed 80 bears, 1872 wolves,
p lynxes, %, 242 foxes, 27,306 polecats,
1,0O5 offers, 2,459 badgers, go eagles,
119, 1893 hawks and ], 156 owls.
The Ell Dorado for hunters, however, is
Dalmatia, where the chase is open to all,
and no claims for damages, caused by
game of any kind, are demanded When
the Ionian islands were in possession of
the British, many officers of the garrison
made hunting trips to the coast of Dali
malta. Their reports were eXtrayagant
in tone as to the beauty of that wild
country, but the accommodations were so
wretched and in some cases the inhab-
ltants were so repellent as to cause a
gradual diminution in the number of these
dangerous hunting expeditions. - San
Francisco Chronicle.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-25

Lexington Division trains run by Central time.
Main Line trains east of huntington run by East
ern time, which is one hour faster than Central
time.
No. 1, daily except Sunday, between Old Point.
norfolk and Clifton Forge The train leaving Old
Point Saturday morning, runs only to Huntington
No. 2. daily except Sunday. The train leaving
Louisville and Cincinnati on Saturday runs only to
clifton Forge where it lays until MendaY
morning
NO 8 leaves Clifton Forge daily at 700 a. m.
for Ashland KY.
No. g. leaves Ashland daily 710 a. m. fol- Clifton
Forge.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on all through trains.
Old dominion steamships leave Norfolk Monday,
Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, $50
D. m, for New York.
For Rates, Tickets. Baggage, Checks apply to
any office OF the e. q. 0 R'y. or Depot or Ticket
Office ofconnectin glines.
W.O WICKHAM Receiver.
81. FULLER G. P.Ag'ts
nov Is
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-25
Mysteries of AstroIogy.

Now that Heron Allen and palmistry
are no longer mysteries, society is seeking
for new ''fad.'' Several pioneers in the
movement to revive the mysterious have
pitched upon astrology and have discov-
cred a learned pundit i'll the person of
venerable English physician, who, al
though not an advertised astrologer, is
said to be an adept in this science, which
has been practiced in DR.. B.'s family for
three generations. Several Wall street
brokers.are in the councils of this sage.
who will venture no prophecy unless he
knows the exact date and place of the
subjects birth. Given the data, he will
prophesy with surprising confidence. w.
w. Astor and Grace Greenwood, the
author, are among those who have made
tests OF these physician astrologers.- New
York Graphic,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-25

Connections at Harper's Ferry for all points
west; at Strasburg with Manassas Branch Virg,-
MA Midland: at StauntOn with CheSapeake & ohio
Railway; at Lexington with Richmond Alle-
ghany Railroad
WESTWARD.
FAST Limited Express, daily, for Chicago, and
Pittsburg leaves Ba timole at 10. 80 m Wash
lngton at II As Arrives at Chicago IS a m.
Pitttsburg so m.
Express daily for Cincinnati and ST. Louis leaves
Ba'tmore at 2l5 m Washington 8 Is D m and
Harper's Ferry at 40 m. Arrives at Cincinnati
at 81 m. and st. Louis at 630pm.
Night Express daily for st Louis and Chicago
leaVeS Baltimore at $50 , m, Washington 9. 40 n m,
and Harper's Ferry II 81 pm Arrives at Cincin-
matt $50 M ST. Louis 80 m, Chicago 40 a m
Night Express daily for PitsDurg leaves Balt
more at IS D M, Washington s. As m. and Har-
per Ferry at 10 20 m. Arrives at Pittsburg $50
m. NV
. Fol- tickets and further information apply to B.
o. Agents or to Bond. Passenger gent,
Baltimore. G. DUDRow, Travelling Passenger.
Agent, StauntOn Va.
B. & o, Palace Sleeping Cars are run through to-
Cincinnati, st; Louis, Chicago, and Pittsburg ON
all express trains.
M COLE General Ticket Ascent
e K !, LORD; ,;rs General Passenger Agent.
M CLhM EMS, Manager.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-25

There is ON view at the American ex-
hibition in London novel toboggan slide.
Wheels are abolished, and steel runners
used in their place. The steering APP
paratus is most delicately arranged, SO
that an upset is next to impossible. The
machine is light, weighing about twenty
pounds. The slide, which can be erected
at the cost Of about 800, is faced with
toughened glass instead of wood and held
down with steel rods. As the toboggan
runs down the slide the noise it makes
is infinitesimal. Transcript.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-25

TT MMOND TYPE-WRITER-The best
Ill Writing Machine in the world Writing
terchangeable Speed une1ualled Wear and tear
reduced TO minimum. Action the easiest known
References-Mlss Mary j. Baldwin, and Rev. FL =.
B. Pratt For information, apply to PAUL
PRATT, los Church St, Staunton, Va. sep23-tf
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
When Ireland Was Scotia.

Scotia now means Scotland, but IL
once meant Ireland. Ireland was known
to the Greeks as %Juvcona, about two
centuries before the birth Of Christ.
Cesar calls it Hiberner, as does Ptol-
envy in the map he has given Of the
island. 1t is said that the Phpnicians
first gave Ireland the name of Iiibernia,
meaning thereby utmost, or last habi-
t%ation." for beyond that land, westward,
the Phpnicians never extended their
voyages. Toward the decline of the
Roman empire the country began to
be called Scotia, n name retained by the
monastic writers till the eleventh cen
fury, when the name Scotia having
passed to modern Scotland, the ancient
name OF Hibernia began to be again
used.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
Snake Charming.

Az for the so-called charming Of
serpents, it may be practiccd by any
one who from observation comprehends
the movements Of the reptiles and
knows how far to venture on familiari-
ties. Confidence and deXterity on the
part of the "charmer" can overcome
fear and subtlety on the part of the
snake, which, after all, is only watch
ing its opportunity to strike or to
escape. The juCglers understand this
very well. and know how far the snake
can reach to strike. Keeping at a safe
distance, they irritate it just enough to
make it follow the movements of their
hands, or the bit of bright cloth waved
before them. and which in point Of
fact is a shield to receive the bite should
the cobra attempt TO strike. The snake
has risen and expanded it's "hood," not
for any admiration of the Haunted
colors, or for any enjoyment of the
discordant din which is supposed to
charm it, but, in self-protection, the
better to aim at its tormentor. "He is
the best charmer," SAYS DR.. Vincent
Richards. in his valuable work, Land
marks of Snake Poisoned Literature"
"who is the most intimately conversant
with the movements of the reptiles
under varying conditions.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05

Edwin Booths sharing terms with
local theatres are calculated to make
cold shiyers run up and down the
spine Of most managers. The Chicago
Opera House got but 10 per cent.
OF the gross of receipts of a late
engagement, Booth and Barrett getting
49, C.--ol ~. mere can re nut very
little, if any, profit to the house from
such terms, though in the ease OF a
new theatre like the Opera House the
honor of having such an attraction rs
Booth is considered very great, for it
brings the theatre at once TO the front
rank and enables it to secure better
attractions and better terms. The
story is told that at Grand Rapids the
rivalry to get the Booth attraction was
SO great that the manager OF a new
house offered to give him all the re-
ceipts if he would come there and play.
The rival manager, not to be outdone,
offered a premium Of 10 per cent. OF
the gross receipts to get the company.
Mr.. Booth laughed, but he and Barrett
refused even to consider such terms.
They made their own choice of a house
and closed with the manager on the
usual terms-@0 per cent. At st. Paul
and Minneapolis the receipts, at adj
vanced prices, were nearly $4,000 for
the week. At st. Louis, where the
prices were to be - and $3.50, they
have had an advanced sale already Of
$4,000. Mr.. Booths individual profits
up to the time the company reached
Chicago had been nearly $4,000.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
General Grants Horses,

General Grant was particularly proud
and fond of his stud of horses. His
war charger was an especial %favorite.
He took great delight III exhibiting his
horses to his friends with whom he
was intimate. Once at his stables with
a friend he said: perhaps you would
like to see the horse | rode during all
the campaigns | commanded" The
animal was ordered to be brought out.
The gentleman was surprised to find
the horse no larger than a lady's pal
f%rey-small, slender, agile-lim0ed, black
rs "a coal, intelligent, mild, an eye like
a hawk, and a lick Oil the name for all
the world like a boys cowfick. It was
such an animal as women and children
would make into a family pet. The
gentleman pronounced the animal a
beauty, but expressed a doubt as to its
endurance. "~Enduramce." said the
general, this animal exceeds in en-
durance any horse-le5h | ever saw. ]
have taken him out at daylight and
kept in the saddle till dark, and he
came in as fresh when | d~ismounted as
when we started in the morning. There
isn't gold in America TO buy him. lie
is an imported horse of fine breed and
VAS one On Jelf Davis's plantation"
This was Just before Davis was caught,
and the visitor saj'!, 81 p""sume you
would exchange the horse for JeE
Davis" "IOu have said it," exclaimed
Grant, u wonld exchange him for his
old MASTER" "but for nothing else in
the world"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
PRESS II PULPIT.
A Clear Headed Journalist Reviews the
Situation.

Joe Howard writes: "IIe who toots
for capital invariably. c1nnot hope TO
succeed. II seems TO me that journal
ism never occupied 50 proud 4 plane rs
mountain capital, no matter how it
| got there, there il stands snpercilious,
avaricions, oppressive, grinding the
face Of the poor; bat nevertheless an
entity. On the other, an equally
rugged mass; m~ultitudiaous in its
composition, faratical, ignorant. brutal
at times, with all the petty capriccs Of
spoiled children, mentally clouded,
physically dirty, oYerworked, over
taxed, eXacting in its demands: the
two, standing hostile, sheer and
threaten. The press has o great oppor-
tunity, a wide, horizoned field for inhu-
ence, but here it is all ~onc-sided. The
pulpit. The pulpit is All right so far as
it goes, but it doesn't go in the right
direction. It goes up. We are down.
1t deals with angels and white-robed
seraphs. We deal with h~ard-handed
men and 6ouble-barred vaults. Fanat-
les on the stump do no good. The
press is mighty, and will prevail, if it
goes on the basis Of q compromise
between these two a~nlagonisms. Is q
judge corrupt Who can drive him
from the bench? The pulpit doesn't
dare touch him. Popular sentiment
can find but II way Of outworking.
DO we believe that men are convicted
in a hurry, and raiirUadcd to Sing sing
to crafty public prejudice and popular
sentiment? Who should stand between
that under dog and these dirty dogs
who find revenge through a fixed and
corrupt jury box? A journal that dare
not face prejudice, that fears clamor,
that cares the turn of its finger for an
unhealthy sentiment, is no honest expo
uent of true journalism. The we" OF
an editor means nothing if it follows
in the trail of nan or measure. 1t
should lead to victory, it should take
crime and corruption by the throat,
it should land maifeasance in Office in
stripes in Sing Sing, it should care for
the humble and the lowly, it should
protect our homes and III sisters, our
daughters and our wives in public
Places. 1t should make the world too
hot for %rascality. 1t should give to
foreign-born ideas receptions of ex-
treme trigidity; it should makathe Chi
ncse from other lands understand
the difference between freedom and
license; it should teach them to recog-
niZe IA marked distinction made here
between the red flag of the Anarchists
and the stars and stripes of America"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
Indian Pictare.W riting.

Let MS see how an Indian Of North
America goes TO work to write. Sup
pose a wild Indian belonging to the
great | whose members call them
selves the Turtles, makes a raid on a
village OF huts and wigwams owned by
enemies belonging to the widespread
elan called the Bear clan. Suppose it
has taken tue Turtle three days OF hard
travel through forests and over the
nils to reach the Bears. by means Of
their crafty spies. they find that the
brave men of the Bears are away hunt
Ing moose, and that most Of the sQuaws
and papooseS are either in the feIds OF
maize or in the woods, where the berries
are ripe, and only "A few old mel and
women are left behind to keep watch
over some ponies aud oxen. Then the
Turtles, each clntChlng his bow, creep
on the village under cover Of the woods,
and with "A terrific yell rush at the wig
vans. The old people rush into the
bushes, frightened almost to death, rs
you can well imagine. Then the Turtles
gather up all The ponies and oxen, drive
them OF. burn all the wlgwams they
can, aud hurry home with the cattle.
Now these savages think they have
done quite a Gnc thing in rohbing their
neighbors Of their cattle aud plumber
ing and burning their homes. as does
IL great nation in Europe, when like
our Turtle cbicttajn, badly couuscled
by wicked and ambitious men, it robs
another Of its great province. and then
laws OF a nation they dislike. And they
wish to let other Indians know what
clever robbers they have been. So the
Turtle chief chooses a piece of smooth,
cream-colored birch bark, chews up a
little tobacco To serve as ink, plucks a
twig of soft-wood for a pen, and with
the tobacco juice draws the following
pictures;-
First comes a Turtle and IL IS a very
DIX LultIt, p'SiioC NV Aiilllho IL ullil iilo
elan are very great p~ersonages indeed.
Then he draws as many waving jines,
to represent bows, as there are Indians
in his party, and perhaps the same num-
Der Of Indians with t0pknots; his lines
bend forward to show in what direcc-
ton the trail went. Following these a
r,c;,x a., gtando For 1arhrauh md
three lines under it means that three
days went by in going to the Bears.
Next, he puts down as many little
funny pyramids as there were Bear
wigwams, and draws them upside down
to show how they were destroyed. After
that he draws, as well as he can, O wee,
wee bear, very small in order TO show
his contempt for the Bears. Finally,
he draws with the greatest care ne many
oxen and ponies as he has captured,
because he Is chiefly proud Of this
part Of his exploit and wishes all the
world of the woods TO know what
q great and successful robbcr he is.
He docs not tell that the Bear braves
were away when he surprised the camp,
and propably does not care to tell that
part Of the story. We may understand
It from the absence Of an~ go &C.
scaips. tiad there been resistance aud
men slain on either side, the exact
number OF dead would have been noted
by drawing just as many human figures
without their heads
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
A Strange Enthusiast.

There is the well known Italian
saying, "See Naples and die" but it is
likely to be changed into See Bran
billa and die" if the story just reported
from Milan be true. A representation
of the opera "Luci di Lammermoor"
was being given at the theatre, and
Madame Elyira Brambilla-at pres
ent, perhaps, the most popular soprano
in ltaly-took the part OF SCOTS nero
inc. In a box there was observed an
elegant young gentleman named Clio
vanni Fiore, who appIauded With much
enthusiasm Madame Brambilla's sing
ing, and threw at the end of each act
bouquets Of flowers with costly Jewels
appended to them. AT the close Of the
performance he contrived TO procure
an introduction to his favorlte prima
donna. Aftera few minutes CONVEX
sation, TO the Amusement OF all present.
he exclaimed, suddenly: 81 have seen,
! have heard BrambiIla, The aim OF
my life is achieved.' So saying ne
took a revolver from his pocket, ana
before anybody could prevent him,
shot himself in the head, and fell down
at the fair singers feet.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
Monte Carlo.

A half hours journey from Nice Is
Monte Carlo, the capitol Of Monaco,
the smallest kingdom in the world.
Monte Carlo may be safely said to be
the nearest approach to hell of any
place on this terrestrial sphere. The
entire kingdom is only two miles square,
a little paIch perched upon mountains
and running down, or rather plunging
full spot on earth. II has the broad sea
In front of il, unbroken by land until it
strikes the African coast. 1t Is pro-
tected in the rear and on both sides by
hiGh mountains aud enjoys perpetual
summer. The orange trees are in per-
petual bearing, twelve regular crops a
year being gathered. Vegetation is al
ways bright and green. There is no
such climate III Europe, and no place
anywhere that nature has done 80 much
for.
This pocket kingdom Is the property
Of n family, the Grimaldis, who were
made lords of Monaco in 96S, and they
have held it ever since. The house is
now represented by Prince Charles, q
portly old man who is totally blind.
Really, it is a part Of the French Re-
public. France holds its custom house
and postal arrangements, but for some
reason 1t has been left in the possession
of the hereditary prince, who governs it
absolutely. 1t has courts, but appeals
are heard in Paris, and really it is gov
erned by France.
OF course it has an army; no prince
could exist without an army. The mil
itary power of Monaco is composed OF
seventy men, two-thirds OF them being
officers, and the rest doing duty as
policemen. However, it is a regular
army, with a commissary and subsist-
ence department, and everything g
lar. exactly the same as that of the
Emperor of Germany.
The family have something of a .
tation for military skill, and have made
their mark in their day, but the present
prince is not %hungering after military
reputation. He lives in a gorgeous
palace and drives magnificent horses,
and lives like a king, which he is in
name. The revenues Of Monaco are
all derived from gambling at Monte
Carlo.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
Societies.


A.F e 4. NJ
Ouseer City odge, No. GO, A. r. a A. NJ, meet,
In Aesonic hall in regular communication on
the 1rst ana third Wednesdays OF each month.
s. N. BuoTa, W. NJ.
F.J. v. RUrKowsKI, Sec,
Il. n. X.
SEQ. Steele Poet No, "a meets ia regular session
on the LIST and srd Fridays OF Teach month nj thu
Court House Hail at 7:30 p. M. Visiting mem.
eeu Will meet with a hearty welcome.
B. M. BooTH. Commander,
A. 7 FRAY, Adjutant
i. u. q. r.
Fidelity Lodge Of l. 0. q. r, meets At the
Coufi. House at 7;so p. m. Saturday evenings.
J, 9. CARE, W. c. ]. C. Z. BoYDEs, W, s,
~. G. r. u.
The womsns Christian Temperance Union
meets On the lat and srd Thursdays OF each
mouth at 3 O'Clock y. IN. IN the Methodist
Church Ladies' arc cordially invited to attend
oar sesxions.
Mrs. A. YRaKns, PreAt.
NM II. z. X. DRsrr, RS.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05

Many years ago u young n in one
Vt the banks showed such en- ~ as q
'eiler or cashier that some o. It's Gus
omers got up a bank for him. Every
ming went on successfully. There
was a habit of len1i e and b rowing
between banks, and sometim", tween
them and reliable individu I'd this
young cashier had such a I, n with
a man supposed TO be beyoni picion.
One day this man came TO y with a
large request, no less than Il loan OF
$4,000, equal to half the c ital of
the bank. which was $4,000. strange,
he got it, and disappeared not to be
found; his kindred could Civ no in
formation about him; tclegra' ls, rail
roads, ocean steamers, did not exist TO
afford inquiry or pursuit. Tie direc-
tors had to be made aware OF the loss
of half their capital. Their FIRST thought
was to reduce their capital To $4,000.
The young cashier submitted himself
20 their discretion, but proposed if
allowed 20 90 on To devote himself. all his
means and energies, to the rchabilita-
ton of the capital. The directors ac-
coded to his request. The matter was
kept quiet. The bank went on sue
cessfully. The cashier paid promptly
& per cent. dividend on 100000, out Of
$4,000 business. Watching every
opportunity to make a penny, at the
end Of ID years he accomplished his
purpose. The capital of the bank was
restored. When he began his task he
was 80 years Old, when he finished il he
ought to have been in the prime of
life, only As. but the incrssant strain of
those 10 years left him a wreck, and in
less than five years in the height of his
usefulness he sank TO his grave.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
CUSTER CHRONICLE
~TERRIrORIIL or FItERs.

Dovernor-Louis X. Church.
N.cfetaly-M. l.. Mccormack
Chief Justice-Bartle Tripp.
Associate Jnstices-Charles VI, Thomas, W. B..
Mcconnell. G $. PALMER and jar IS Spencer.
united states Attorney--John r. Garland.
United states Marshal--D. w. Maratta.
surveyor denerai--Maris Taylor.
Delegate to Congress--O. S. clifford.
Territorial Treasurer-J w. Raymond.
Territorial Auditor-E. W Caldwell.
superintendent of Publie lnstruction-A. Sher-
idan Jones. Assistant i. w, Cowan.
Attorney General-George s. Engel
Commissioners OF lmmigration~- Lauren Dunlap
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05

r1ork oYCourt--A. Il. Feay.
pDistrict Attorrey-W. III. FRYE
Conmissionerr--S, NJ. Booth, J. r. Street, J. II
H~umphries,
Sherif-Benj +. Porter.
Re Sister OF Deeds-Jos. z. Pitcher.
Treasurcr--E II. Flynn.
Asssssor--Samael K. Maddox.
Judge OF Probate-Cyrus w. Robbins.
Coroner-J. l.. Conant.
eupt. OF Pub. nstruction-Willis G. Bower,
Justice ofthe Peace. N. Lewis, Custer.
Oonstable-Jas Scott. Custer.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05

The origin Of the sandwich is gener-
ally ascribed to the Ldrl Ct Sandwich,
a noted gambler. The old Romans,
however, had something like sand
wiches, which they called offula. -
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05

There are seyenty-three students
now in Harvard annex for women,
with more to come.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
Churches.
heLbodst Church

hcLNodJst LhuFcb.
Rw. n. A. James. Pastor. Services IN the NJ
n Church every sunday at IL o'clock q. m, and
g:S o'clock p. m. All are cordially invited.
Sabbath School al 10 o'clock a. m.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
United States Land office.
COauty OniceyL

HeGtter-J y Luse Deadwpod,
Receiver-JohR LaFaber, Deadwood.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05

England vii, increase her navy.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05

Real estate is active in Sioux City.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05

Subscribe Toy the CHRoEiCIK.